Stewart Rosenwasser shot and killed himself when FBI agents arrived at his Campbell Hall home to arrest him, police sources say.

A former judge shot and killed himself when FBI agents arrived at his Orange County home to arrest him Tuesday, police sources tell CBS News New York.

A quiet condominium complex along Route 416 in Campbell Hall quickly turned into a chaotic scene. A big police response was seen at the Blackburne Homes complex, where Stewart Rosenwasser, a former county court judge, took his own life.

Rosenwasser, who resigned from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office in June, was accused in an indictment unsealed Tuesday of taking approximately $63,000 in bribes to leverage his position in the DA’s office to investigate two people.

  • RubberDuck
    10•2 months ago

    I don’t think it’s the “people finding out” it’s more the hellhole he used to send people to, the US calls department of corrections. It seems to exist to create a torturous experience for incarcerated people.

    • @[email protected]
      5•2 months ago

      Yeah, I think you’re probably exactly right.

      I guess that goes to show that harsh penalties don’t prevent crimes. Sigh… our justice system is so messed up.

    • @[email protected]
      1•2 months ago

      Obviously he only found out about that after he got caught. Otherwise he could’ve made sure he didn’t do the crime thing.

      /s